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Crackpot School Tour
Fiona is currently touring regional areas of Victoria promoting Crackpot. Over 30 schools and 2000 school children will have the opportunity to meet and chat with Fiona.They will learn all about her writing and publishing journey and be inspired by her persistance and resilience. Take a look at some of the comments by children and teachers who have already met with Fiona.
EMERGING WRITERS FESTIVAL
Recently Fiona was invited to speak at the Emerging Writers Festval held in Melbourne. She was thrilled to be asked and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Here she is with Lucy Noontil, author of Possum Tale, who also spoke at the Festival
ATTENTION ALL INSOMNIACS!
Truckies, shift-workers and insomniacs: tune in once a month to ABC Radio 774 'Overnights' program and listen to Fiona waxing lyrical with Trevor Chappel about all things life-like and humourous.
Fiona appears on the third Tuesday morning of each month at 2.45am. Yes, a.m.!
Drop us a line on 1300 800 222 and say hello or text to 19 774 774.
http://www.abc.net.au/overnights/
CRACKPOT BOOK SIGNING
On Saturday October 3rd at 11am, I will be appearing at Angus and Robertson Bookstore at Greensborough Shopping Plaza.
Come along and say hi and get an autographed copy of Crackpot. (Christmas is only 11 weeks away, remember!)
Be there or be square. Ish. Rectangular, maybe?
Crackpot can now be purchased on-line from Dymocks Books:
http://www.dymocks.com.au/ProductDetails/ProductDetail.aspx?R=9780980448436&Producode=9780980448436
Crackpot is also available at Angus and Robertson bookstores, Eltham Bookstore, Volumes (in Eltham), Collins Booksellers... and every other bookstore that stocks only the BEST children's books.
Book signing:
Fiona will be at the Angus and Robertson bookstore in Greensborough Shopping Plaza on October 3, at 11am to sign copies of Crackpot.
The first 10 people to turn up and buy a book to be signed, will receive a free copy of 'Imagine That!', Fiona's children's CD - full of songs for the whole family!
Be there or be square...
KERRI-ANNE AND CRACKPOT!
July 20, 2009:
I've just come from Channel Nine studios in Sydney, after appearing on the Kerri-Anne show to talk about Crackpot - and step parenting.
...And now I'm at ABC Radio in Sydney, waiting to go on air to talk some more about Crackpot, and, of course, more about stepfamilies.
Given this Sunday 26th July is National Stepfamily Awareness Day, and the fact that I have six stepchildren, radio and television like to tie in my book into matters of step parenting.
Crackpot is stepping out!
If you go to the link:
http://www.kerri-anne.com.au/public_panel/todays_show.php
you'll see this, below:
Imagine being a parent to NINE children? Some kids your own and some of them step children. With approximately one in five Australian families now step or blended families, this is fast becoming more common.
It's National Stepfamilies Awareness Day this Sunday so joining me to discuss is mum of nine and author of 'Crackpot' Fiona Trembath and our Psychologist Ian Wallace.
Ian also provides us with some tips for step parents watching to ensure a positive relationship with step children:
TIPS FOR STEP PARENTS
- Don't expect family to function as a typical family
- Be patient, flexible and willing to adapt
- Assert adult discipline and work as a team
- Don't personalise attacks or rejection
- Work on solutions, through communication
Good source of support for step families:
Stepfamiles Australia
www.stepfamily.org.au